The Sacramento Valley Railroad originally ran from Sacramento to Folsom and opened for business in 1856, followed soon after by an extension from Folsom to Latrobe and Placerville in El Dorado County.
The Placerville and Sacramento Valley RR last saw commercial trains more than 30 years ago. While the Folsom - Sacramento section has become the Regional Transit ‘Gold Line,’ the right of way between Folsom and Placerville remains protected and is owned by a ‘Joint Powers Authority.’
Rail enthusiasts are working with the ‘JPA’ and aim to create an educational and recreational community railroad on a section of the line between Historic Folsom and Placerville.
Our museum is located by the Train Depot on the railroad block in Historic Folsom.
The site also boasts a reconstruction of an ‘A’ frame or ‘gallows’ type ‘turntable’ used to turn locomotives, originally erected in 1867.
The Folsom Railroad Museum is open Saturdays & Sundays 11 am to 4 pm, 198 Wool St., Folsom.
The P&SVRR organization currently operates our beautifully restored ‘Skagit’ motor vehicle on a section of the Placerville line for the public, while FEDS volunteers are engaged in a variety of restoration projects, as well as working with the P&SVRR to maintain and improve the condition of the track along the route.
